To help people use the Online Licensing Service, Ofcom have produced a handy leaflet

It is thought only a fraction of licensees validated their licence when most fell due last December. Ofcom have not revoked any licences that were not validated and have indicated that they still consider them to be valid licences appearing in the totals for the Ofcom licence statistics issued each month.

The reason for so few validating their licence could be because people have difficulty using the online system or because they have left the hobby. To address the former Ofcom have released a leaflet that describes how to use the online licensing system.